participants

Sohyun Shim Sohyun Shim made her debut after qualifying for the Kumho Prodigy Recital at the age of 14. She began her piano studies at the age of 5 and won numerous competitions and awards before and after her big performance at Kumho Art Hall.  Before graduating from Seoul Arts High School in

Ayane Shoda Ayane Shoda (b.1996) started playing the piano at the age of 3, and by the time she was 12 she had participated in 14 competitions and received 10 first prizes. At the age of 15, she began to participate in the senior category, winning Third Prize at the Osaka

Alexander Agate Alexander Agate began studying piano at 11 years old with Mona Wu DeCesare in his hometown of Moorpark, California. While he participated in child acting, Tae Kwon Do, writing, and other instruments including violin and viola, at 16 he decided to pursue classical piano performance as his career path of

Alexander Sonderegger Alexander Sonderegger has performed with many orchestras including the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker; the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia, Spain; the Sinfonietta Lentua Orchestra; the Murmansk Philharmonic; and the Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also performed concertos by Grieg and Tchaikovsky at the Liederhalle Beethoven Hall in Stuttgart. Alexander

Yanfeng Bai Pianist Yanfeng Bai is an international prizewinning pianist who recently won several prizes and awards … … including the 2022 “Best Performance” Prize in the American Paderewski International Piano Competition in 2022; First Prize at the 2017 China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition; Third Prize at the 2018 Grotrian International

Hin-Yat Tsang A Young Steinway Artist, Hin-Yat Tsang is the winner of the International Piano-Campus (Paris), Asian Chopin (Tokyo), and Manchester Concerto Competitions. Tsang is also a top prizewinner and laureate of the Maria Canals (Barcelona), James Mottram (Manchester), Manhattan (New York), Gina Bachauer Young Artists (Salt Lake City), and Hong

Elzbieta Bilicka Elzbieta Bilicka, a native of Poland, has been an active soloist with various orchestras in Poland, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and the U.S.  Her recitals and recordings have been featured on BBC Radio, Central New York’s Classic FM, Polish TV Culture, and Polish Radio Koszalin. In 2021, Elzbieta released her debut

Quanzhou Yan Quanzhou Yan has performed in many concerts and given solo recitals in many cities as well as participated in national and international festivals. Mr. Yan won top awards in many competitions, including First Prize at the National Bakhchiyeva Piano Competition in 2013 (Russia), First Prize at the 10th “Way to Master” International Piano

Xinyao Feng Chinese pianist Xinyao Feng is a laureate of the ninth New York International Piano Competition, a biennial event presented under the auspices of the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation. Ms. Feng has given recitals throughout China, Asia, Europe, and the United States. Her playing displays fine technical range, polished tonal crafting,

Chaojun Yang Applauded by enthusiastic audiences worldwide for her musical poetry, expressivity, and powerful virtuosity, pianist Chaojun Yang has enjoyed an international performing career since the age of 4. With her consistently exciting and dynamic performances, she has appeared on concert stages in Shanghai—her native city, as well as in Hong